Synthesis of block cotelomers involving a perfluorinated chain and a hydrophilic chain. III. Synthesis and use of fluorinated telogens with a trichloromethyl end group

The addition by redox catalysis (CuCl or FeCl₃ with benzoin) of CCl₄ and CCl₃? CF₂? CCl₃ on pentafluorostyrene and on fluorinated allyl ether, C₆F₁₃? C₂H₄? O? CH₂? CH?CH₂ was performed. The monoaddition compounds were mainly obtained with satisfactory yields and characterized by NMR (¹³C, ¹H, and ¹⁹F). These compounds were then used as telogens in telomerization by redox catalysis of acrylamide, methyl methacrylate, and acrylic acid and in radical-initiated telomerization of N-vinyl-pyrrolidone. The chain lengths of the hydrocarbonated sequences were determined from fluorine elemental analysis. A critical investigation of correlations between DP _n and concentrations of products involved was made.